I usually play $1 or $2, Straight Box and maybe 50 cents straight on a hunch (but have never collected yet).

Unless I starteds hitting right off I'm not about to play 18 or 27 or 36 tickets, putting up $18 to try and catch $40. I know a lot of people here do that but I'm not about to. And I'm sure I'm not the only one.

Click above on the Menu "RESULTS" and Select "ALL RESULTS ON ONE PAGE"

Now, after reviewing, you may notice a state or two that might mirror the performance of your state. If you are looking for a minimalistic selection method, this is perhaps your most straightforward approach that will take you less then 15 minutes to pick a number or two. Don't forget to go "backwards" a few days to see the past performances and who knows, perhaps a short term pattern to select numbers from.

well, in Michigan.........if you want to play 2 numbers................

take the last drawn number......

add +2...lottery style (no carry or borrow)........then subtract 2 from the last drawn number (this is lottery queen's method)......hits a one or two times a month straight in Michigan.....

for example in Illinois yesterday:

727

949 +2

505 -2 you would play 949-505........if you have a hunch.....it does wonderful at providing the pairs

113

335 +2

991 -2 you would play 335-991

Now this system of LQ's doesn't work well with doubles but it should give ya a pair at least.

Also...you need to backtest Illinois and see if evening comes from the midday draw or if Illinois follows midday to midday, evening to evening.

If I were playing Illinois, I would follow Larry G's numbers on the prediction board. He is the best.....if he doesn't hit, he has a good record on the pairs. Also Rick G.....usually posts one number for Illinois...some days a few more but he is a player like yourself who plays just a couple bucks a day.

Back test this using Sundays number in your State. Pull out three digit combinations and play them for the whole week. This method usually produces several hits a week. Back test first and notice how many hit were produced and from what pattern they came from.

Use the last 12 draws and note the amt. of times a digit has appeared. You are interested in the top five digits. When you have a tie, put the digit that has come in LEAST recently first.

Example for IL eve.

Last 12 draws:

113136944121108356912483998725706691

Hit frequency:

0 - 21 - 82 - 33 - 44 - 35 - 26 - 47 - 28 - 39 - 5

In sequence, following tie breaker rule:

1 - 9 - 6 - 3 - 8 - 2 - 4 - 7 - 5 - 0

Play the third, fourth and fifth digits straight/box. So tonight would be

.......................638......................

This is not a magic bullet but it's worked for me before (a straight and two boxes in a two week period).

Good luck!

Edit: One thing to watch out for...the third digit from the end comes in more often than the others. That digit is -- 7 -- for tonight. I don't want to add combos to the mix, but it's something to keep in mind while studying this and you can come up with a better combination. For example, a four number wheel of 6-3-8-7 costs $2 playing the four combos straight. Personally, for a limited budget I would bet straight bets only so that you have a couple more chances. I've never made a profit betting boxed.

All of the Hot Evening Numbers or one of its Permutations (same 3 digits different combination) have hit 6 or 5 times in the past year.

If you study the hot numbers and your draw history: You can make an educated guess of which combination to play (of the ones posted) which may get you a win.

The same is true for the other method: After you wheel the top 5 numbers you need to study your draw history and the wheeled combinations to make an educated guess as to which number to play from the wheeled combinations.